WEBVTT IN THE RIVER.NATALIE: 25-YEAR-OLD KALANITUIONO WAVES TO RESCUE CREWS.STRANDED ON A ROCK IN THE MIDDOF TURBULENT SOUTH YUBA RIVERRAPIDS. HE RECALLS THOSE TERRIFYINGMOMENTS, TALKING TO US BY PHONEFROM NEVADA.>> I HONESTLY DON'T KNOW HOW IMADE IT ON THAT ROCK, BUT ITHINK IF I DIDN'T, I PROBABLYWOULDN'T BE TALKING TO YOU RIGHTNONATALIE: THE CALIFORNIA HIGHWAPATROL CAPTURED THIS DRAMATICVIDEO OF A RESCUE TECHNICIFROM TRUCKEE FIRE DESCENDINGINTO THE CANYON.IN THE HELICOPTER, A CHP OFFICERMANEUVERS THE BASKET CAREFULLYDOWN TO KALANI. >> I COULD FEEL THE WIND FROMTHE HELICOPTER AND IT WASGETTING DIFFICULT TO BALANCE ONTHE ROCK, IT WAS DIFFICULT TOBREATHE.NATALIE: FINALLY, THE RESCUEFIREMAN GRABS KALANI INTO THEBASKET.AND HE'S FLOWN TO SAFETY.>> I REALLY WILL BE FOREVERAPPRECIATIVE.MY APPRECIATION IS THROUGH THESKY RIGHT NOW.>> HE'S A VERY LUCKY INDIVIDUALTO HAVE SURVIVED.NATALIE: TUCKED AWAY IN THEBASKET, KALANI FLIES OVER THERAPIDS THAT TOSSED HIM AROUND,THE CURRENT HAD SWEPT HIM UPDURING A SWIM.>> I THOUGHT I COULD SWIM ACROSSWHAT APPEARED TO BE A CALMERPART OF THE RIVER.THE FEELING THE CURRENT HAD ONME WAS LIKE THE START OF AROLLER COASTER.I'M 6'4", AND I'VE NEVER FELT SOSMALL IN MY LIFE.NATALIE: A REMINDER TO BECAREFUL AROUND THE FRIGID ANDFAST-MOVING WATERWAYS .>> GO WHERE IT'S CALM ANDPEACEFUL, LIKE A LAKE MAYBE.NATALI AS FOR KALANI, HE JUSTFEELS LUCKY AND WANTS TO PAYTHAT GOOD FORTUNE FORWARD BYVOLUNTEERING FOR HIS LOCALSEARCH AND RESCUE TEAM.>> MY BIGGEST THING IS MYGRATITUDE TO THOSE GUYS.I COULD ONLY IMAGINE THEIRFAMILIES BACK HOME WHEN THEY'REOUT DOING RESCUES LIKE THAT.